Mudpup

Cheers mate Just received my 700RB few days ago. ☺

You can afford a Euro! Mine is for sale for not much more than a rebop. And I am 45 minutes away. ☺

[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1429181968' post='2748792'] I'm not a fan at all. Why the change ? Did Fender start getting funny about it ? For me, Sandbergs are about those 2 classic shapes with modern features (e.g. 5 string, active EQ etc). [/quote] I like the fact they have changed the design a bit personally. And theyre not exactly the same now anyway - my PM4 looks like a Precision but is in fact quite a bit smaller in the body.

Sandberg California PM/VM series. Active/passive switch. P and MM pickup. Jazz style neck. I have one and its bob on for a great P sound when you switch to passive and roll the blend to full on neck pickup. And tons of other great sounds when you don't........ Theres one here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/259028-sandberg-california-pm-4-trade-for-us-mm-sterling/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/259028-sandberg-california-pm-4-trade-for-us-mm-sterling/page__fromsearch__1[/url] - nothing to do with me btw.

Ken just bought my Blacktop Jazz. Great communication and easy transaction. Enjoy the bass!

I have an older PM4 custom and its really light. Love the gold one in the video - unusual colour.....

These look nice...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6w6GNi1Nx8

I think its a harsh lesson of buyer beware that we should all take note of. There's plenty of "really nice" people about quite willing to rip innocent buyers off. Personally I would never have sent someone with no history on this site 1600 quid via bank transfer. Paypal (with me paying the fees) would have been the only way of doing it for me - at least theres a form of protection that would justify the fees paid. I may have risked a couple of hundred quid but never that sort of amount. I bought a cab internationally off here last year for £600 from a newbie - he appreciated that he had no trading history and was trusting enough due to my history on here to take a small deposit with the balance payable upon my receipt of the item. Everything worked out fine.

Probably best to shift this into the feedback forum

Probably a bit late now but as I said, your contract was with the dealer and not the amp manufacturer. They should have been able to offer you ANY amp that they stock and it should have been equivalent value with your input taken into consideration. They'll send that streamliner back and get a full credit for the trade price they paid for it. I don't know the margins in the music trade but I bet trade price is about 50/60% of full retail. And your Genz will be used as a parts supply for other warranty issues they receive so it has a value to them. If it was bought in the Genz clear out it probably was about £300 trade, if it was before that it will be a load more - maybe £450 I am guessing? The Rumble will have cost them significantly less than either - maybe £200. Either way, if your happy with your new amp then all is good ☺

I might be being a bit harsh but I'm guessing your Streamliner cost at least twice as much as the Rumble? And it was within the warranty period which meant you were entitled to a repair (or similar replacement if it was beyond repair). And your contract is with the supplying dealer (not Fender)? Its academic if you're happy with the Rumble but I think I would be feeling a bit stiffed by them. Just my thoughts BTW.....